Author Archives: Matt Jury
The Bible Is Not an End in Itself
The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts.
A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God
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Chosen before the Foundations of the World
As God did not at first choose you because you were high, He will not now forsake you because you are low.
Sermons Full of Mere Words
A sermon full of mere words, how neatly soever it be composed, while it wants the light of evidence, and the life of zeal, is but an image or a well-dressed carcase.
I Come with Joy
Bibliography of 1 Thessalonians
I recently finished a series of messages in the book of 1 Thessalonians. Click on the link below for an annotated bibliography of the books I used. Bear in mind that the comments were made based on their usefulness to me personally. You may find the books to have greater or lesser influence if you were to use them.
CLICK HERE FOR ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 1 THESSALONIANS
O Sweet Exchange
O sweet exchange! that the wickedness of many should be hid in a single righteous One!
Letter to Diognetus
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An Old Quaker Prayer
Lord grant me to say as many words as necessary and as few words as possible.
Old Quaker Prayer
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Forgetting Self
God never can use any man very much till he has grace enough to forget himself entirely while doing God’s work.
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The Preacher’s Greatest Need
There is no greater need for the preacher than to know God. The preparation of the heart is more important than the preparation of the sermon.
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Life Is Worship 